Scoring

The bowl closest to the target jack bowl is called "the shot" and it scores one point. If the second closest bowl is from the same team, another point is scored. If the third closest bowl is from the other team, scoring is over since an opponent's bowl is now the next closest to the jack. In this example, the team that had the shot gets two points for this end.

Only one team earns points on each end. The team with the highest number of points at the completion of the specified number of ends is the winner.

Personal Equipment

• Shoes: All you need is a pair of flat (no heel) smooth soled shoes so that you do not mark the green. Tennis shoes are ideal, as are many walking shoes. As a new bowler, this is the only must-have equipment item.
• Clothing: Any comfortable clothing will suffice. For many tournaments, matching club shirts are usually required and shorts are fine, which the old Scots never would have worn. Sometimes white clothing is worn to help preserve the old traditions of the game. Because of the heat and glare, a hat or visor is definitely a necessity for most bowlers in Florida.
• Bowls: For beginners and visitors, our club maintains a stock of bowls you may borrow at no charge. But as you play more regularly, you might want your own personal set that you can enjoy, maintain, and roll predictably. Each set of four bowls has a unique logo or pattern on them so you can identify your bowls during the game. One set of bowls will last you ten or more years with just the basics of maintenance and proper storage in their carrying case.
• Measure/Chalk: Special tape measures exist resolve those close calls, as well as spray chalk to mark bowls that touched the jack.

Club Equipment

• Jack: That little white ball we roll first and spend all our efforts chasing thereafter.
• Mat: The starting point for every roll of a bowl.
• Markers: These vary from club to club, but they are generally white or yellow to mark the boundaries and center of rinks in use that day.
• Scoreboard: Traditional as it is, we all enjoy putting the scores up on old-fashioned chalk blackboards.
• The Green: The playing surface itself is carefully maintained in all cases. Please always treat the green surface with the utmost care.

Instruction

Instruction and bowls are available to new bowlers, free of charge.